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Distiller does not show up

Saline
Registered: Mar 30 2010
Posts: 3

I installed Acrobat 8.0 Pro on my new Windows 7 system and when I select "Print" the PDF printer is not in my list. Nor is it in the Devices and Printer folder. How do I get it to show?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
There have been mixed results with Acrobat 8 on Windows 7 since it's not compatible with that OS. Acrobat 9.2 was the first version of Acrobat to support Windows 7. You might try to manually add the PDF printer:
In the Control Panel select Devices and Printers
Select Add a printer
Select Add a local printer
Check Use an existing port and select Documents\*.pdf (Adobe PDF) from the drop down. Click Next
Click the Have Disk button
Click the Browse button
Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF
Select AdobePDF.inf from the list, then click the OK button
You will see many Adobe PDF Converters in the list, however count six down from the top and click Next and follow the prompts.

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

Saline
Registered: Mar 30 2010
Posts: 3
I only see five. I selected the fifth one and the converter shows up in the print dropdown, but when I select and print, nothing happens.